Shotguns

Frustrating flight

Frustrating flight

Armed with 40 years’ experience of the land, Geoff Garrod devises a plan to intercept pigeons on their flight lines – but the birds have other ideas

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Sporting Gun
Zoli Kronos M-Sport

Zoli Kronos M-Sport

Jonny Carter reveals the delights of a no-nonsense performer that prioritises technical excellence over ornamental beauty

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Sporting Gun
MegaVR Duck Hunter

MegaVR Duck Hunter

Paul Austin’s VR odyssey continues with a new stock that transforms Clay Hunt VR, the all-conquering shotgun app on Quest 2/3, into a fully fledged shooting simulator

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Paul Austin
Sim essentials

Sim essentials

If you haven’t tried a simulated game day, here’s what to expect from one of the fastest growing areas of our sport. Rebecca Green has the details.

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Rebecca Green
Use your Head

Use your Head

Tom Sykes looks at a few of the head torches on the market, and tells us what he likes to use and why

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Tom Sykes
Soft and Safe

Soft and Safe

Richard Atkins examines an alternative to lead shot for lightweight game guns, in the form of the Gamebore 28g No. 5 shot fibre-wad game cartridge

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Sporting Gun
Lead’s last hurrah?

Lead’s last hurrah?

Richard Atkins evaluates the latest (and last?) high-performance game cartridge loaded with lead shot

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Sporting Gun
A 149 Day

A 149 Day

Geoff Garrod has a bumper day on the woodies as he confronts the task of mitigating crop damage caused by surging populations

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Sporting Gun
Keep the Noise Down!

Keep the Noise Down!

Rob Speed gets to grips with the (almost) silent but deadly Mossberg 500 Bantam Hushpower .410 gauge pump-action shotgun

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Sporting Gun
Kick start your clay season

Kick start your clay season

However you like to enjoy your clay shooting, you can prepare for the start of the season with Emily Damment’s complete guide, featuring advice and events for game
shots and competitive clay crushers alike!

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Sporting Gun
How to up your Shooting Game

How to up your Shooting Game

Top Sporting shot and coach Matt Hance revisits an earlier series of lessons and outlines three ways you can improve your scores

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Sporting Gun
Watch: Browning Maxus II review

Watch: Browning Maxus II review

Drennan reviews the Browning Maxus II semi-automatic shotgun in this video, feeding it a range of cartridges from 21g up to high performance steel!

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Admin
Gun test: Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 1 Sporting

Gun test: Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 1 Sporting

There’s a lot to like about this smart new Beretta, writes Mike Yardley in his review of the 686 Silver Pigeon 1 Sporter.

Author:
Mike Yardley
A guide to buying secondhand guns

A guide to buying secondhand guns

Whether you want to buy a secondhand over-and-under, side-by-side or semi-auto, Mike Yardley provides advice and explains the bargains to be had!

Author:
Michael Yardley
Gun test: Yildiz SPZ Steel Sporter Black

Gun test: Yildiz SPZ Steel Sporter Black

Mike Yardley finds very little at fault in his review of the Turkish-made Yildiz SPZ Steel Sporter Black – a great value shotgun at under £1,000.

Author:
Michael Yardley
Gun test: Miroku MK38 Adjustable Sporter Grade 3

Gun test: Miroku MK38 Adjustable Sporter Grade 3

This Grade 3 version of the popular Miroku MK-38 Sport certainly impresses, with its refined looks, pleasing dimensions and reliable mechanics, says Mike Yardley.

Author:
Mike Yardley
Gun test: Browning Ultra XS Black Laminate

Gun test: Browning Ultra XS Black Laminate

The black laminate used on the new Browning Ultra XS not only lends it a certain look, but improves its shooting qualities too, as Mike Yardley finds in this review.

Author:
Michael Yardley
Gun test: Yildiz Pro Sporter Black 12-bore

Gun test: Yildiz Pro Sporter Black 12-bore

With its precise finish and solid shooting characteristics, this Perazzi-inspired Yildiz Pro Sporter offers exceptional value for money and quality that defies its price point.

Author:
Mike Yardley